The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-04-14
lmDOrt4nt Pension Decision-


A difference OF opinion and practice has
Tor some time existed between the pension
office and the office of the third auditor Of
the treasury in Washington as to when the
payment OF an accrued pension actually
becomes consummated. The question was
referred to the second controller who has
decided:
Where the pension has become due and
payable in the life lifetime of the pensioner,
and he has executed the usual voucher and
transmitted the Same to the pension
agent, but dies before the agent had
mailed to him a check for its pay.
ment, there has been, in law, no payment
OF the accrued pension. When the vouch-
er has been executed and delivered to the
agent and the check has been transmitted
to and received by the pensioner in his life.
time, the payment has become complete.
Where the voucher has been executed by
the pensioner and delivered to the agent,
and the check has been mailed by the
agent to the pensioner in his lifetime, but
was not received by him, l do not think
that the act OF payment has been so far
consum mated as to defeat the rights OF the
widow or minor children or claims for
reimbu rsment, and the check cannot be
properly deemed part of the assets Of
the estate OF the deceased pensioner.
Mrs. Jno. NJ. Langston, mother of the
boy who shot the man at Petersburg, Va,
is completely Frustrated over the difficulty
her son is in. 1t is said the wounded man
has chance OF recovery. Prof. Langston
feels terribly Inundated over the affair and
will make no undue effort to evade the full
penalty OF the law in the case in his sons
behalf. The man young Langston killed
about three years ago he claimed would
have killed him il he hadn't got the drop
on him, but it is thought elfdefense won't
work in the present case.
The journal de Geneve, noted for it's i'm
partial treatment OF international ques-
tions. says: Reichsland is. being subjected
to an iron regime. The most honorable
citizens arc arrested without apparent
cause, dragged through the streets like
common thieves and immurcd in some for
tress during the pleasure of their rulers
The bare fact OF having worn or purchased
articles OF dress whose colors recall the
French flag, or subscribing to a disaffected
paper,is considered u crime, and the offend.
er punished with several m onths' impris-
onment. The details would strike us as
exaggerated were they not vouched for by
witnesses whose good faith is beyond dis.
Pute.
Viii lie a silver wedding celebration was
inpro gress, at Nevada, Mo-, Warren Long,
a pro minent farmer, was shot and kilh,d
near the hall by Edward Carr. The latter
was drunk and had been quarrelsome dur
ing the evening, having been knocked down
and kicked out OF the hotel.
The Chicago, Burlington s, Quincy rail-
road let contracts at Omaha for the build
ing OF 400 miles of road from Center CITY.
Neb., to the Northwest.
The chief difficulty in the way OF Carlisle's
reelection to the speakership has been re.
moved by the collapse OF the contest OF his
seat as 4 member by Thoebe, the Labor
candidate. Under the law Thoebe had 30
days after serving notice of contest in which
to take evidence. The ninety days expired
a short time ago, and with the mass OF tes
timony he had taken Thoebe was only able
to call into question five votes; and as he
had a majority OF 500 to overcome, hs gave
up the task as hopeless. Speaker Carlisle
will soon 80 on a visit to his son at Wichi.
ia, kas.. where he expects to remain most
OF the summer.
Sir William Owen Lanyon, X. c.. b.. who
arrived in New York a few days ago from
England, died from cancer of the Jaw. The
deceased was forty four years old, born in
Ireland and had served in the wars Of
England with distinction.
The New York Daily News, which is re-
garded as an authority in church matters,
states that, despite oil reports to the con-
trary, it is true that the learned priest, DR..
Richard Labor Burtsell, pastor OF tM
Church Of the Epiphany, is among the
clersymen who are being severely disciplin-
cd by Archbishop Corrigan for expressing
sympathy with Dr.. McGlyau. He has